Английская Википедия:Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve

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Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve and Special Area of Conservation of approximately Шаблон:Convert located near Woodford, County Galway, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Features

Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1983.[1] It is also a Special Area of Conservation for its old sessile oak woodland.[2]

Derrycrag Wood, with Pollnaknockaun and Rosturra Wood, represent fragments of the previously extensive oak and ash forests which dominated the local landscape for hundreds of years.[3] There is also an under planting of hazel, holly, and other woodland flora.[4] Animals including red squirrels, foxes, badgers, pine martens, bats, sparrowhawks, jays, and kestrels live on the reserve.[5] The rare shrub, bird cherry, grows in the wood along the banks of the Woodford River. There are two trails within the reserve.[3]

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